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President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, second from right, and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo arrive at the Bataclan, site of one of the Paris terrorists attacks, to pay their respects to the victims after Obama arrived in town for the COP21 climate change conference early on Monday, November 30, in Paris.

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The Eiffel Tower in Paris is illuminated in the French national colors on Monday, November 16. Displays of support for the French people were evident at landmarks around the globe after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13.

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People hold hands as they observe a minute of silence in Lyon, France, on November 16, three days after the Paris attacks. A minute of silence was observed throughout the country in memory of the victims of the country's deadliest violence since World War II.

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French President Francois Hollande, center, flanked by French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, right, and French Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, center left, stands among students during a minute of silence in the courtyard of the Sorbonne University in Paris on November 16.

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A large crowd gathers to lay flowers and candles in front of the Carillon restaurant in Paris on Sunday, November 15.

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A man sits next to candles lit as homage to the victims of the deadly attacks in Paris at a square in Rio de Janeiro on November 15.

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People light candles in tribute to the Paris victims on November 15 in Budapest, Hungary.

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People gather outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on November 15 for a national service for the victims of the city's terror attacks.

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People write messages on the ground at Place de la Republique in Paris on November 15.

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People pray during a candlelight vigil for victims of the Paris attacks at a church in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 15.